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RADIATOR, ENGINE COOLING
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The contract pertains to the procurement of a radiator for engine cooling, identified by the National Stock Number 1005-012575386, with the approved manufacturing source being API Heat Transfer Thermasys Corporation. The assigned Acquisition Method Code (AMC) is 3, indicating that subsequent acquisitions should be made directly from the original manufacturer. The Source Control or Selected Item Drawing specifies the approved source, and the procurement is restricted to this manufacturer due to the lack of suitable technical data, government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge that would permit sourcing from alternative suppliers. The applicable Acquisition Source Code (AMSC) B confirms that the part must be acquired from a designated source, with no available data to support qualification testing of other sources, emphasizing the sole-source nature of this procurement. Interested parties are encouraged to review the NSN and submit any potential sources capable of manufacturing the item directly to the Contract Specialist by the specified response deadline. Companies wishing to become approved sources can submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) through the DLA Land and Maritime program, providing comprehensive technical data to demonstrate their capability to produce the item at or above the current quality standards. Additional guidance and application procedures are available on the DLA Land and Maritime website. The contract is managed by the Department of Defense's DLA Land and Maritime office in Columbus, Ohio, with contact information provided for further inquiries.
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NSN: 1005-012575386
Approved Source
API HEAT TRANSFER THERMASYS CORPORATION (4C8A9)
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3 B”
AMC 3. Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.
AMSC B. This part must be acquired from a manufacturing source(s) specified on a source control or selected item drawing as defined by the current version of DoD-STD-100. Suitable technical data, Government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources, nor qualification testing of another part, nor use of a second source part in the intended application. Although, by DoD-STD-100 definition, altered and selected items shall have an adequate technical data package, data review discloses that required data or data rights are not in Government possession and cannot be economically obtained. If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources exist, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
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Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above.
Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, they may submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Maritime is procuring.
For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.
https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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